Settled in Boston for the last eight years, Dawn Jelley was born and raised in the north of England. She remained in England until successfully graduating from nursing school. She now uses her expertise as a home care Hospice nurse assisting terminally ill patients and their families until death. Her writing talents have been greatly influenced by these unique and challenging experiences.

Her love of writing began young when she wrote scripts for traditional English family pantomimes. As her enthusiasm grew she expanded into directing and producing. One of Dawn's more challenging productions was an adaptation of the Dracula story, filmed using inventive characterization at a World Heritage Site in the north of England.

She has also written, directed and produced various recreational videos used successfully by her employer as team-building tools, before joining forces with co-worker Paul Gustafson to focus her energy on a full-length screenplay.